CHICAGO (WLS) -- With Chicago beaches still closed, some Indiana parks and beaches are seeing a big influx of visitors from Illinois. That's good for local businesses, but also creating some new ...

Explore downtown markets, boutique shops, and cute cafés in this artsy town outside of Chicago that serves as the gateway to ...

The Indiana Dunes in northern Indiana tower almost 200 feet above Lake Michigan and have formed over thousands of years. It's also a spot to enjoy miles of sandy beaches and nature preserves. Here's a ...

Beach season has returned to Northwest Indiana, where the allure of sand and surf along Lake Michigan draws millions of visitors a year. More than 4.6 million people flock every year to the Indiana ...

This small city is at the intersection of I-65 and U.S. 30, so it's the ideal pit stop for travelers - and with so many ...

A Roosevelt High School principal leading a group of his teachers won a showdown with the park superintendent at the front gate of the Indiana Dunes State Park on June 9, 1934, which became a key ...

The Indiana Dunes State Park was founded 100 years ago, but years before then, important contributions from six people were key in making it happen. About 100 people gathered on the patio on the east ...

The Indiana Dunes Welcome Center has been undergoing extensive improvements as part of a multiyear project to transform it from a place to grab brochures to a destination in its own right. The welcome ...

Yelp reviewer "Philip B." from Highland had "no idea" why they made Indiana's famous sand dunes into a national park. While other Yelp users expressed admiration for its breathtaking scenery and ...

Pollywog Pond is wrongly named, though it often does have water there nestled between stands of jack pines. Never mind. The town of Ogden Dunes knows what it has — a haven where 170 species of birds ...